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  2. Building to Scale with Michael Bryzek (Gilt Group)

Building to Scale with Michael Bryzek (Gilt Group)

Jul 13, 2015

Today we have the CTO  and co-founder of Gilt Group Michael Bryzek.  Gilt is an innovative online shopping destination offering its members special access to the most inspiring merchandise, culinary offerings, and experiences every day, many at insider prices. 

 

Michael has built Gilt's technology platform to support massive bursts of traffic as sales start every day at noon. He holds a BSc and Masters in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

 

Another really cool thing about Gilt is that they use a voluntary adoption program where they give their employees the option to try new things such as letting managers attend different meetings and letting engineers experiment with new programming languages. They feel that allowing your team lots of options in choosing a system will be shown in how much they commit to it down the line. 

 

 

Michael Bryzek is interviewed in New York City by Startup Grind COO and DC chapter director Brian Park.